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Concise \Con*cise"\, a. [L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of
concidere to cut to pieces; con- caedere to cut; perh. akin
to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.; cf. F. concis.]
Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and
compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.
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The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but
leaves somewhat to be understood. --B. Jonson.
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Where the author is . . . too brief and concise,
amplify a little. --I. Watts.

Syn: Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary;
succinct. See {Laconic}, and {Terse}.
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